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Old skin tender meat -- Silken tofu

Old skin tender meat -- Silken tofu

Delicate silken tofu is briefly fried to set a whisper-thin crisp shell around its pudding-like heart, then crowned with an aromatic soy and oyster glaze. Handling the fragile custard takes patience, but the payoff is pure silky luxury.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    The shallot is very large, cut 2 slices of shallot, crush the garlic, cut the green onion into sections, reserving 2 green parts for decoration, and cut the rest into sections;

  2. 2
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    Cut the tofu into pieces and place them in a strainer for pouring into the oil pan;

  3. 3
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    Heat the oil in a pan, reduce to medium heat, slide in the tofu cubes, and fry over medium heat until all six sides are basically golden yellow;

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    After frying, place it on a plate;

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    Strain the oil used for deep-frying into another container, leaving about 1 tablespoon of the residual oil. Add small chili peppers, green onions, shallots, and garlic, and sauté until fragrant;

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    Pour the light soy sauce directly into the pan, allowing the soy sauce to come into direct contact with the pan, triggering the aroma of the soy sauce;

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    Then add 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 2/3 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of Sichuan pepper powder, 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce, and 1/3 cup of water, and bring the sauce to a boil;

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    Evenly pour over the fried tofu cubes, and place shredded green onions on top for garnish.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Silken tofu
    450 g
  • dried small chili peppers
    3 grain
  • Sichuan pepper powder
    1/2大勺
  • Clear water
    1/3杯

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Scallion
    1 棵
  • Shallot
    to taste
  • Garlic
    2 clove

Seasonings

  • light soy sauce
    1.5 大勺
  • Oyster sauce
    1/2大勺
  • white sugar
    2/3小勺
  • Black pepper
    1/2小勺
  • dark soy sauce
    1 小勺